Job summary
Job post source
This job is directly from Sei Development Foundation
Job overview
The DeFi Business Development role at Sei Development Foundation focuses on leading efforts to establish and drive meaningful DeFi partnerships to grow the Sei ecosystem.
Responsibilities and impact
The role involves creating top-of-funnel approaches to find DeFi projects and founders, building and sharing Sei DeFi's vision, ensuring success metrics for DeFi teams in the ecosystem, developing tailored launch plans, and working with partners on go-to-market community building.
Experience and skills
Candidates need at least 1 year in DeFi business development or strategy, preferably with web3 or blockchain experience, prior VC experience in DeFi, strong crypto market knowledge, analytical skills, a robust crypto network, and excellent leadership and communication skills.
Company information
Sei Development Foundation is behind Sei, the first parallelized layer 1 blockchain focused on high performance and scalability in Web3, combining web2 performance with web3 decentralization.
Team overview
The candidate will join the DeFi team focused on ecosystem growth through partnerships and strategic initiatives.
Unique job features
This role is unique in its focus on DeFi partnerships within a cutting-edge parallelized layer 1 blockchain ecosystem, offering opportunities to influence a pioneering Web3 platform.
Company overview
Sei Development Foundation is a key organization supporting the growth and adoption of the Sei blockchain, a layer-1 protocol designed for high-performance decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. The foundation drives ecosystem development by funding projects, fostering partnerships, and providing resources to developers building on the Sei network. Revenue is typically generated through the appreciation and strategic allocation of the native SEI token, as well as ecosystem grants and partnerships. Founded to address scalability and speed limitations in existing blockchains, Sei has attracted attention for its innovative consensus mechanism and focus on optimizing trading infrastructure. Candidates should be aware of Sei’s rapid ecosystem expansion, its commitment to open-source development, and its role in shaping the future of DeFi infrastructure.
How to land this job
Tailor your resume to highlight your experience in DeFi business development, emphasizing your knowledge of DeFi trends, partnership building, and ecosystem growth strategies relevant to Sei Development Foundation's focus on a parallelized layer 1 blockchain.
Showcase your skills in narrative building and your ability to communicate a compelling vision for DeFi projects, as well as your success in driving TVL, user metrics, and retention in previous roles.
Apply through multiple platforms including Sei Development Foundation's official careers page, LinkedIn, and other reputable crypto job boards to maximize your application visibility.
Connect with current employees in the DeFi or business development teams at Sei Development Foundation on LinkedIn, using ice breakers such as commenting on recent Sei DeFi announcements, asking about their experience working on Sei's unique parallelized blockchain, or inquiring about key challenges in driving DeFi partnerships.
Optimize your resume for ATS by incorporating keywords from the job description such as 'DeFi partnerships,' 'ecosystem growth,' 'GTM community building,' 'crypto market dynamics,' and 'blockchain technology' to ensure it passes initial screening.
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